After a monthlong search, the Lakers have agreed in principle to hire Frank Vogel as their next head coach.

A team source confirmed that Vogel, a former head coach of the Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic, had come to terms with the team after a Thursday interview with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. The 45-year-old will become the fifth head coach in the organization in the past eight years.

The New Jersey native replaces Luke Walton (98-148 record), who parted ways on April 12 with the team before taking the head coaching job with the Sacramento Kings. Vogel will be charged with leading the Lakers back into the postseason for the first time since 2013, on the heels of a disappointing 37-45 season marred by an injury to star player LeBron James. He’ll also presumably be tasked with grooming the Lakers’ young talent, including Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, into a contention-worthy group.

Vogel brings experience: His best success came in a six-year term with the Indiana Pacers, during which he had a 250-181 record and reached the Eastern Conference Finals twice in 2013 and 2014. In both series, he was bested in at least six games by the Miami Heat and James, whom he will now coach for the Lakers. Vogel’s reputation is founded on his defenses, which consistently ranked in the top 10 in the NBA in Indiana (first twice).

The hire answers at least one significant question of the Lakers’ pivotal and already tumultuous offseason. The team has been operating without an official president of basketball operations since April 9, when Magic Johnson left the organization reeling with a surprise resignation. Team owner Jeanie Buss empowered Pelinka to run the search, but multiple reports have cited other power brokers involved, including former Lakers player and assistant Kurt Rambis and director of special projects Linda Rambis, who is Buss’ close friend.

Criticism rained down after the Lakers failed to secure Lue, who had been considered their favorite for nearly five days after the hire of another candidate, Monty Williams, by the Phoenix Suns. The pace of the search picked up significantly after Lue walked, following nearly a month in which the Lakers had interviewed just four candidates – none of them Vogel.

A team source also confirmed that Jason Kidd, the former head coach of the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, had agreed to become an assistant on Vogel’s staff. ESPN reported earlier in the week that the Lakers desired Kidd – who has relationships with James and Lonzo Ball – to be on Lue’s staff, which had become a point of contention in the negotiations. Kidd also interviewed for the head coaching role.

Kidd, 46, has been out of coaching since being fired midseason by the Bucks last year. The Hall of Fame point guard, who notably won the 2011 championship with the Dallas Mavericks against James’ Miami Heat, has a 183-190 record as a head coach. Kidd also played with James with Team USA, including the 2008 gold medal-winning basketball team in Beijing.

The length of Vogel’s contract – also a sticking point in talks with Lue – is reportedly just three years long, according to ESPN.

Vogel began his coaching career at Kentucky and with the Boston Celtics under Rick Pitino. He first assumed the Pacers’ head coaching role in 2011.

The Lakers, who are preparing for the upcoming draft lottery and combine in Chicago this week, were not prepared as of Saturday afternoon to officially announce Vogel’s or Kidd’s appointments. The Lakers also interviewed Miami Heat assistant Juwan Howard during their coaching search.

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